Urban green space dynamics and socio-environmental inequity: multi-resolution and spatiotemporal data analysis of Kumasi, Ghana

BF Nero - International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Urban green spaces (UGS) are crucial for urban sustainability and resilience to
environmental vulnerabilities but are often relegated in cities in the global south. This article …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of suitable areas for home gardens for irrigation potential, water availability, and water-lifting technologies

T Assefa, M Jha, M Reyes, R Srinivasan, AW Worqlul - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
The study was conducted in Lake Tana Basin of Ethiopia to assess potentially irrigable
areas for home gardens, water availability, and feasibility of water-lifting technologies. A GIS …

Tree species diversity and socioeconomic perspectives of the urban (food) forest of Accra, Ghana

BF Nero, NA Kwapong, R Jatta, O Fatunbi - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Urban and peri-urban forestry has emerged as a complementary measure to contribute
towards eliminating urban hunger and improved nutritional security. However, there is …

Community-based prevalence, intensity and risk factors associated with soil-transmitted helminthiases and intestinal schistosomiasis in Apojola, Ogun state …

AA Adenusi, KF Sheba, KT Ugwueze… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) and schistosomiasis are parasitic
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of significant public health importance globally …

[HTML][HTML] Quintais agroflorestais na Amazônia Central: caracterização, importância social e agrobiodiversidade

BP Rayol, IS Miranda - Ciência Florestal, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever as principais características dos quintais
agroflorestais da Amazônia Central, assim como avaliar a importância social e a …

Assessment of useful alien plant species cultivated and managed in rural home gardens of Limpopo province, South Africa

S Silas Semenya, A Maroyi - Scientifica, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Several communities in developing countries derive substantial part of their livelihood needs
from alien plants cultivated and managed in home gardens. The aim of this study was to …

Comparative assessment of plant diversity and utilization patterns of tropical home gardens in Edo State, Nigeria

MC Ogwu, ME Osawaru, AO Chime - Scientia Africana, 2014 - ajol.info
Home gardens are small land units or acreage of land for food production, usually within the
homestead in traditional communities worldwide. These gardens are important component …

Plantas com potencial medicinal em quintais agroflorestais: diversidade entre comunidades rurais do Portal da Amazônia-Mato Grosso, Brasil

AG Pereira, LCS Alcantara, RE de Oliveira… - Research, Society and …, 2021 - rsdjournal.org
Yards characterize land use options able to reconcile agricultural and forestry production,
simultaneously with the conservation of natural resources. This study aimed to characterize …

How close are we to self-provisioning? A look at the livelihood strategies of rural households in the Southern Andean region of Colombia

HE Hernández, GA Gutiérrez, I Gutiérrez-Montes… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Production for self-provisioning contributes to food security in rural territories; however,
studies have indicated that this capacity is limited. We analyzed the impact of livelihood …

O uso de plantas em quintais urbanos no bairro da Francilândia no município de Abaetetuba, PA

TG Miranda, JF de Oliveira Júnior, ASM Júnior… - Scientia …, 2016 - scientiaplena.org.br
O trabalho tem por objetivo registrar a ocorrência de plantas nos quintais urbanos no bairro
da Francilândia município de Abaetetuba, Pará analisando as categorias de uso dos …